'Zero Tolerance For Fraud': US Cancels 2,000 Visa Appointments Made By 'Bots' In India

Last Updated:March 27, 2025, 17:45 IST

The US embassy in India said it has "zero tolerance" for fraud as well as agents and fixtures that violate scheduling policies. It said it identified the "bad actors" and the action taken was "effective immediately"

The US embassy in India cancelled the visa appointments as an anti-fraud measure. (Image for representation: AP)

The US embassy in India cancelled at least 2,000 appointments, which it said were made by “bots", as an anti-fraud measure.

The embassy said it has “zero tolerance" for fraud as well as agents and fixtures that violate scheduling policies. It said it identified the “bad actors" and the action taken was “effective immediately".

The announcement was made on Wednesday (March 26) the embassy’s official account on social media platform, X. It said: “Consular Team India is cancelling about 2000 visa appointments made by bots. We have zero tolerance for agents and fixers that violate our scheduling policies."

“Consular Team India identified bad actors who made about 2,000 visa appointments that violated our scheduling policies," it added.

The consular team said it has cancelled all these appointments and suspended the “associated accounts’ scheduling privileges". “We will continue our anti-fraud efforts. We have zero tolerance for fraud," it said.

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